- Look up
offensive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Offensive may
refer to:
Offensive (military), type of
military operation Offensive, the
former name...
- unpleasant. Some
euphemisms are
intended to amuse,
while others use bland,
inoffensive terms for
concepts that the user
wishes to downplay.
Euphemisms may be...
-
strangely united in the last of
their successors", "The life of this
inoffensive youth was
spared by the
generous clemency of Odoacer; who
dismissed him...
- niger),
where English took it from. The term can be
viewed as offensive,
inoffensive, or
completely neutral,
largely depending on the
region or
country where...
- big stick". The character's name is
derived from a
bland and
fairly inoffensive food, milk toast, which,
light and easy to digest, is an appropriate...
- from the
familiar possession horror trappings here, but it’s also an
inoffensive horror effort all around. "Rosario –
Financial Information". The Numbers...
- "likable and committed". He
described the film as "well-staged and
entirely inoffensive",
adding that it was
certainly better than
other recent horror films...
- In the
United States,
particularly in the
Midwest and South, it is an
inoffensive slang term
meaning "small animal". The term is used in the vernacular...
-
qualify for registration, dogs must show
tranquillity in the
presence of
inoffensive strangers,
indifference to gunfire, and
aggressive defence of the owner...
- as large,
dirty pests,
although the
majority of
species are
small and
inoffensive and live in a wide
range of
habitats around the world. ****roaches are...
